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Staff

All the staff at The Granville are passionate about their subjects, working together to inspire, enthuse and challenge each pupil.

Headmistress

Mrs Louise Lawrance
B. Prim. Ed. (Hons), Port Elizabeth

Senior Leadership Team

Mrs Leah Harrington
Deputy Head
Head of Senior School
Senior School Transition Coordinator
Year 6 Form Teacher
BA (Hons) University of Central England, Birmingham with QTS

Mrs Jane Sladdin
Head of Middle School
Head of Gifted and Talented
Extra-Curricular Activities Co-ordinator
Year 5 Form Teacher/ Forest School Leader Level 3
BMus (Hons) Edinburgh, PGCE Leicester

Miss Elise West
Head of Early Years
Reception Teacher
BA (Hons) American Studies Keele, PGCE Primary with MFL in French Canterbury Christchurch, Advanced Diploma in Managing the Role of the SENCO Worcester

Mrs Victoria Duggan
Head of English
Head of Marketing
Year 5 Form Teacher
Coordinator of Libraries
BA (Hons) Durham, MA London, PGCE, London

Mrs Nikki O’Donnell
Director of Studies
Year 4 Form Teacher
BA (Hons) Primary Education QTS – Winchester University

Mr Gerard Garcia
Bursar & Clerk to Governors,
FCCA, MBA, FCIArb, Chartered Director

Teaching Staff

Mrs Emily James
Pre-School Room Lead
BA Hons Early Years

Mrs Claire Walton-Wallace
Pre-School Room Lead
GTP for Teacher Training, Canterbury
BA Hons Early Years, East Anglia

Laura McAdam
Pre-School Room Lead

Mrs Suzanne Hartley
Year 1 Form Teacher
BA Hons and PGCE

Miss Georgia Malcolm
Year 2 Form Teacher
Head of History
BA (Hons) Ed, Plymouth, PGCE with QTS Buckingham

Mr Karl Newman
Year 2 Form Teacher
BSc (Hons), Southampton, PGCE Kingston

Mrs Tarryn Allen
Year 3 Form Teacher
BEd, University of South Africa

Ms Karen Maier
Year 3 Form Teacher
BSc Economics, Ecology & Environment, QTS

Mrs Leighanne Alexander
Year 4 Form Teacher
Head of Maths
BA (Hons) History and American Studies, Keele University
PGCE Keele University

Mrs Sarah Harrison
Head of Art/Design Technology
Year 4 Form Teacher
B Ed (Hons) Cambridge University

Mrs Rajere Williams
Head of Speech and Drama
Year 4 Form Teacher
BA Drama and Theatre Studies London, ALAM, LAMDA DIP.

Miss Mandy Barrow
Head of Computer Science and ICT
Year 5 Form Teacher
BA Ed (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church

Mrs Sarah Condren
Year 6 Form Teacher
Head of French
Early Years Music Teacher
Head of PSHCE
BA (Hons) Bristol
PGCE Homerton, Cambridge

Mrs Rhiannon Allen
Year 6 Form Teacher
Head of RE
Science Teacher
BSc Hons (Wales), MPhil (Warwick), PGCE (Wales)

Mr Myles Granger
Head of Music
BA Hons Music, PGCE Music

Miss Nicola Bridge
Head of Science
MEng Oxford, PGCE Oxford Brookes

Mrs Andrea Hipgrave
PE Teacher
BA (Hons) Brighton

Mrs Hannah Robinson
SENDCo,
Learning Development Teacher

Miss Natalie Rendle
Head of PE
HND Sports Science

Teaching Assistants

Miss Amy Guy
Pre-School Teaching Assistant,
NVQ 3

Mrs Karen Archibald
Year 3 Teaching Assistant,
NVQ 3

Miss Sophie Preston
Reception Teaching Assistant,

Mrs Susan Bates
Year 2 Teaching Assistant
HLTA (Higher Level Teaching Assistant), OU Foundation Degree Primary Teaching and Learning, OU Certificate in Supporting Learning in Primary Schools, Dip in Pre-School Practice

Mrs Alex Da Costa
Year 2 Teaching Assistant

Miss Natalie McGowan
Year 1 Teaching Assistant

Mrs Rebecca Jones
Art Teaching Assistant
Dip in Pre-School Practice

Mrs Gemma Davies
Reception Teaching Assistant

Mrs Victoria Wyatt
Senior School Teaching Assistant

Mrs Ilona Hunt
Year 3 Teaching Assistant,
BA(Hons) Juris. Oxon.

Mrs Patricia Whiting
Year 3 Teaching Assistant

Ms Angela Leonard
Pre-School Teaching Assistant

Miss Gessica Garcia
Pre-School Teaching Assistant
Diploma Child Care & Early Years Education

Fiona Taylor
Reception Teaching Assistant

Emma Harding
After School Care Assistant
BSc Nutrition and Dietetics Kings College London

Heather Newman
After School Care Assistant
BSc Orthoptics (Hons) University of Liverpool

Ben Pollard
Gap Year Teaching Assistant

Peripatetic Teachers

Miss Judith Wilson
Ballet Teacher
LCCD, LSTD

Mr Ian Fasham
Brass Teacher
A.R.C.M (Teaching), Dip. Perf. RCM

Mrs Carolyn Cabrera
Piano Teacher,
Dip.RCM (perfs) ARCM, PG Advanced Performance

Ms Julia Chellel
Violin Teacher,
MA, BA (Hons), LRAM (Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music), Prof. Cert. RAM, Dip NCOS, PGCE Christ Church Canterbury

Mrs Jo Harlow
Guitar Teacher
BA Hons , Chichester

Claire Clarke
Voice Coach

Rachel Threlfall
Cello Teacher

Fiona Hillyar
Piano Teacher

Sue Purton
Oboe Teacher

Billy Cunningham
Drum Teacher

Beccy Merchant
Woodwind Teacher

Administrative Staff

Miss Annabelle Chittenden
PA to the Headmistress & School Registrar

Mrs Emily Temple
School Receptionist

Ms Kate Smith
Bursar’s Assistant

Mrs Deborah Moore
Data Manager

Mrs Michaela Newman
IT Administrator

Catering Staff

Mrs Beverley Guy
Chef Manager

Mrs Katy Henderson

Mrs Tanja Garbini

Nicole Lelas

Richard West

Kelsey Leech

Premises Staff

Mr Andrew Whiting
Site Manager

Mr Clive Ford
Groundsman

Mr Jesus Marquez
Cleaner

Mr Richard Story
Cleaner